As if things could not get any worse for the Obama Administration, the Taliban went ahead and released a video Wednesday morning that purportedly shows the moment in which Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is handed over to the United States military. The video will obviously be used for propaganda purposes, and because the U.S. has released very few details about the mission, the Taliban is in the unique position of controlling the narrative.

Watch the video below:

As TheBlaze reported, you will notice the military helicopter lands in a valley, as apparent members of the Taliban stand perched on surrounding hills with weapons. Non-uniformed individuals, presumably Americans, then walk over and shake hands with Bergdahl’s captors, who are holding a white flag. A shaky Bergdahl, seen holding a bag that he ultimately leaves behind, is then escorted to the chopper where he is patted down.

Based on that description, does anything about this situation seem odd to you?

On radio this morning, Glenn shared the conversation he had with a Special Forces friend of his about the video. (HINT: It’s not good for the U.S.)

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As noted, this video was obviously filmed and released for propaganda purposes. Remarkably, however, it seems to serve as the only documentation of the release the public currently has. Meanwhile, as Bergdahl remains sequestered in a German military hospital, the U.S. government has largely refused to share any details.

“The Taliban is the source of information on this one – by the way,” Glenn said. “They’re the ones showing us everything. Okay. So we have the video, and nothing from the United States government.”

When Glenn spoke to his friend this morning, he pointed out several troubling aspects of the video that seem to show the U.S. on the defensive the entire time.

“You’re over in a war zone, and you’re an American helicopter. You see a guy down on the ground with a rocket launcher – look at the video. What do you assume is coming your way,” Glenn asked. “Probably some sort of rocket. So then it is an immediate shoot to kill order, if you’re in a helicopter and you see somebody standing there taking a videotape of your helicopter. It’s shoot to kill because it is a safe bet that they’re probably going to use this as propaganda video. And they’re going to blow up the helicopter. So there’s problem number one.”

Another concern is where the helicopter lands.

“Problem number two… Do you see the mountainsides around,” Glenn asked. “We’re landing our helicopter in a in the low point, so they have all of the high points… Look at the guys in the video. You can see the guys in the video. They all have their weapons at the ready.”

Furthermore, after Bergdahl is handed over, he is brought to the idling chopper and frisked. Had he been outfitted with some sort of suicide vest, the entire helicopter would have blown up.

“Look, you got guys sitting inside. You have guys just sitting inside the helicopter,” Glenn said. “They bring him up to the helicopter, and that’s when our guys frisk him. Well, I don’t know. If you’re starting to frisk him…”

While Glenn is certainly not a military expert by any means, his sources have made it clear that this was a very sloppily executed exchange.

“The guys I talked to – and I don’t know this kind of stuff – but the guys I talked to said, ‘This is so sloppy on our part… It’s not standard operating procedure. It’s not the way we do it,’” Glenn concluded. “This is an embarrassment… Every soldier I talked to is embarrassed by this… Absolutely unbelievable.”

I’m not sure there was a risk of the chopper being attacked, because if that happened the US would have simply continued to hold the prisoners they wanted so badly.

Anonymous

Wrong…according to a news report, the 5 thugs were released BEFORE the pick up of Bowe!

ScaryLogic

Ah, I was not aware of that. I have not done as much research on this as I would have liked because it’s such a hot button issue right now, it is difficult to discern fact from speculation.

Chiefs420

Link to these news reports, please

Anonymous

for God sake…do your own friggin research. Clearly you have access to the same damn internet we all do.

Karan Rees McGee

Miami Herald – Hours earlier, U.S. forces handed over the five Afghan prisoners of the United States to Qatari diplomats at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba where the Taliban leaders had been held since 2002. Their status at the time of their release was “indefinite detainee” — or, colloquially, forever prisoners.

They departed in a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster, reducing the number of captives at Guantánamo to 149 in a secret operation that was certain to stir political debate. Unlike in the instance of the last prisoner released, an Algerian sent home in March, the White House did not provide Congress with its statutory 30-day notice. Instead, the Obama administration notified Congress as the swap was occurring.

Actually your false. The taliban exchange took place later in Qatar while this exchange took place in Afghanistan.

Anonymous

Your source please! My source (CBS) says otherwise.

Daniel S

And if the chopper had been attacked we would think “oh well whats a a few more dead Americans, let’s just get the 5 back from Qatar and try again next time??” Our president negotiated a bad deal that didn’t even take into account the safety of those that would have to make the exchange.

scary logic indeed

He should have been turned over to Pakistani Authorities and Pakistan gave him to us the US should not have dignified them with that kind of prisoner transfer.

ScaryLogic

No, I agree it was sloppy. But simply thinking strategically, I wouldn’t want a US retaliation for making a prisoner exchange go sour that was otherwise fine.

But perhaps I’m giving them too much credit.

Laura Fowler Elia

why were his eyes blinking? Morse code????

ScaryLogic

…what?

DavePLR

I just looked again at that video and it doesn’t look like morse code, i looked a few times, doesn’t seem close.

Anonymous

It was reported somewhere that it appears he was having trouble with the light as if he has not been outside or in any light for an extended time.

Anonymous

Looked like he was high on opiates to me.

Daniel S

The US had all the cards we have their big wigs they had a low level grunt who presumably deserted his post. Why then does the hand-off occur with them having a position of strength?

we drop our hostages off five days in advance, our troops show up defenseless vulnerable and exposed with no collateral.

the fact that no one has been fired or reprimanded shows complicity all the way to the top with this horribly executed and strategically weak plan.

Kim Webb

We had already released their prisoners.

ScaryLogic

Right, I was not aware of that upon typing that. I didn’t think we’d be that stupid (silly me)

Though, like I said in reply to a similar comment, I doubt they wanted a US retaliation for an otherwise smooth prisoner exchange.

Kim Webb

It’s beyond comprehension how ‘silly’ we all are in questioning this. Of course.

ScaryLogic

Well, I’m going to question it A LOT because of the lack of transparency, as well as the complete lack of logic on the whole thing. Especially if what they are saying about him being a “deserter” is true.

Anonymous

If you watch the video again…there are TWO HELICOPTERS. You can bet your ass the other was armed to the teeth. My guess would be that there was also an armed drone in the vicinity and everyone knew it.

ScaryLogic

It’s true, the video is poor quality, and doesn’t show everything. It’s unlikely they would have gone in naked, so to speak, as that makes very little sense.

But then again….so does trading this guy for 5

bobDbob

Attacking would not have been the smartest thing to do under any circumstance (however, no guarantee tho) but they were already released dude… 5 days prior. This was clear if you had listened or read the report. Some people automatically oppose those on the other side of the isle and automatically support those on their own side. We call those people HACKS political hacks! Sadly that seems to be the state of this country a country of HACKS… Some of us however, manage to piss off both sides of the isle on a regular basis!

Richard

they were released 5 days earlier so now they have a MARTER, a AMERICAN DESERTER

bea green

NOT REALLY HOLD THE PRISIONERS because THEY HAD BEEN RELEASED 5 Days earlier then Bowe

ThorsteinVeblen2012

This just disgusting.

An American serviceman is released after five years of captivity and it is turned into a public partisan show trial.

You people have no shame, no conscience and no souls.

ScaryLogic

So, we shouldn’t try to analyze the questionable aspects of this event? We should just take it at face value and trust Ol’ Uncle sam has the best intentions in mind?

ThorsteinVeblen2012

Does he get to tell his side of the story before you hacks run your mouths off calling him a traitor?

What respect is owed to someone who served in the military?

Apparently not the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

You people are disgusting.

CaptKing

This was investigated 5 years ago. there was many things that pointed to him walking away from his post. Try agian

ScaryLogic

I’m sorry, I don’t see a single comment calling anyone a traitor. Looks like you’re projecting a little, friend.

ThorsteinVeblen2012

You are pathetic.

Sherill Weber

No sir,,,you are pathetic. And if you think we are so pathetic,,,why don’t you just get the He$$ out of here. You’re only showing your ignorance.

ThorsteinVeblen2012

I’m here to witness the spectacle of this country plunging into fascism.

I’m here to witness the process that you indoctrinate yourselves.

I’m here to witness the lies you share.

This is where America’s Eichmann’s will be born.

This is where the American flag will be transformed into a Swastika

You are vile. You are vile in the way that Germans believed that they were being patriots following Hitler. You believe as they did that they were on the side of right. You are no better.

Sherill Weber

I do believe if the American Flag gets turned into the Swastika that will be Obama’s doing not ours,,along with your doing. Go home troll. You and your kind are the vile ones that come out here and try and stir up the pot. You will never win this one or any other one. You lose. Go home and bow down to your king. And don’t bother responding because I’m not wasting my time reading any more garbage that comes from you.

BlueMN

A Black man will turn the US flag into a swastika? Do you people even try to think before you post?

Sherill Weber

Yes we do. The thing is I don’t judge him by his color but by his actions. Seems like you people seem to be more focused on his color. Have a good day.

Memphis Viking

“I’m here to witness the spectacle of this country plunging into fascism.” And you’re supporting the ones doing it.

Oh, and by the way, donning a uniform does not automatically make you a good person.

ThorsteinVeblen2012

That’s why they shot Pat Tillman

The military lied and covered up his murder. They murdered him to shut him up.

They murdered him because he said the war was wrong.

You and people like you murdered him because he wasn’t a “good person.”

Anonymous

YOU are a hypocrite, Thorstein! As I understand it, it’s never been proven what happened to Pat Tilman….and you’re here blasting people for commenting what they think happened in the Bergdahl case??? You have no credibility and you’re a hypocrite!

ThorsteinVeblen2012

It’s been proven that the official story was a lie and the truth was intentionally obscured by people high in the military and the George Bush administration.

I is the truth that the doctors who examined his body thought it should be investigated as a murder.

That investigation was never properly conducted. But you have apparently closed the books on it.

Yet you’re ready to condemn this kid without him having the ability to plead his own defense.

Anonymous

He is a f*cking adult NOT a kid!

John Wesley

Said the two men that shot up fellow Americans in bases recently!!!

ScaryLogic

So… are you agreeing with me… or what?

Sherill Weber

I took it that he was agreeing with you. They were both in uniform but it didn’t make them good people.

Smadginader

He told his side when he left notes and emails and abandoned his post…

Guest

He is NOT innocent per his own admission, notes left and his own troop members testimonies. Wow, you think that suddenly he’s going to be found an honorable Vet? You’re just kidding yourself! But with this administration nothing suprises me. It floors me that people that think like you do actually believe the constant lies they are told, but that’s why we got the excuse for a leader we have.. Sad!

Jacquie Sutherland

How about respect shown to his Platoon mates…I tend to believe them

John Wesley

They won’t do that. Liberals sitting behind their desks simply know more than the men and women that were actually there..

Sherill Weber

First of all somebody serving in the military just doesn’t walk away from their post in the time of war. And I don’t respect him because of that.
Yes he is due his time in court facing all his accusers. And those will be the ones that served next to him. All of those accusers coming forwarder are telling how he walked away. How 6 of their people died looking for him.
How he wrote a letter and left it for them to read.
How he sent all his belonging home before leaving his post.
The emails that he sent home to his parent before leaving his post pretty much told the story.
There’s a lot out there that points to the fact that he left his post,,,I call that desertion,,,not AWOL,,,not that he just went on a vacation.
BUT according to our Constitution, since he is an American Citizen, he is entitled to his day in court and give his side of the story. Right now there is a ton of evidence against him. And a lot of it is in a file by our intelligence.
Respect,,,Bull S**T. Those I respect in uniform are the ones who stayed and fought. The ones who didn’t walk away and leave their post. The ones who had their brother’s back, their bother’s right side and their brother’s left side.
If this POS was having issue with the war or himself,,,he could have gone up the chain of commands for help. Instead he walked away from his post and people died because of it,,,doing their job trying to save his sorry A$$.
And Yes he has been publicly tried and convicted,,,me being one of those,,,but I still will honor our Constitution and say he has the right for a Military Trial. And if he is found guilty of being a deserter,,,he needs to pay the price. If he is found guilty of treason, which would be collaborating with the enemy, which some General’s are now accusing him off,,,he deserves either death or life in prison.
So don’t piss me off anymore with your “respect” comments and this is coming from the wife of a veteran that’s already pissed off about the treatment of our military and veterans.

Trib4l

Two words. George. Zimmerman.

Anonymous

He shipped all his personal belongs home to his parents. His emails to his parents show that he was going to walk. His father told him to “follow his conscience”. HIS OWN TEAM HAS SAID HE WALKED AWAY THAT NIGHT AND DID IT ONCE BEFORE.

IDK…but I’ll believe 30 other guys who are all saying the same thing over 1.

Daniel T. Law

we already have enough evidences from his comrades, his emails, his dad’s emails, etc, etc… Sure, we will let him speak at his court marshal trial… but do you trust what he says??

Anonymous

YOU are a hypocrite, Thorstein! As I understand it, it’s never been proven what happened to Pat Tilman, so how is it that you “know”….and you’re here blasting people for commenting what they think happened in the Bergdahl case??? You have no credibility and you’re a hypocrite!

Anonymous

and O.J.’s innocent, Susan Rice tells the truth and you can keep your doctor, period. mmmmm…..koolaid.

Vinchenz

Nice

Guest

You are a Sheep!

CaptKing

He WALKED off his post, POW he was not…Just let me know when you are willing to understand this is worse then anything Bush ever did to embolden the enemy. Congrats, you are just this side of sending care packages to the enemy….LOL

ThorsteinVeblen2012

No he is alleged in this public show trial to have walked off his post. He has had no trial. He has not had the opportunity to speak in his own defense.

Everyday vets are taking their own lives. Will you spit on their graves too?

You are disgusting fascists.

ScaryLogic

I don’t see how he is representative of the armed forces as a whole.

Lisa Barone

he spoke his own defense with his emails home, leaving post and sending his belonging home and when he degraded American military in emails before he left post!!.. he is a deserter and people died at his expense.

Karan Rees McGee

maybe we will find out when he “remembers” how to speak English.

Anonymous

Many of those who served with Bergdahl, or whose loved ones were killed searching for him, have spoken out since the exchange, labeling Bergdahl everything from a “deserter” to a “traitor.”
They said he regularly expressed anti-American views, abandoned his post, and that there was a marked increase in strategic attacks after he left.
Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell said when he was being held by the Taliban, the thought “never even crossed [his] mind” that he would be freed because of a prisoner exchange, and he wouldn’t have wanted it.
“The thing that I held on to was that my teammates would come get me, or I was going to die out there, not turn over some of the guys that were responsible for some of the worst atrocities that we’ve seen so far,” he remarked.

Luttrell added that he’s spoken with a couple of buddies who were in Afghanistan at the time Bergdahl left, and they’re “pretty upset … that this went down the way it did.”

Patty Hicks

His fellow soldiers in his unit have confirmed that he was a deserter.. He was NEVER listed as a POW and it was BECAUSE he was a deserter. Why would a soldier pre-meditate leaving knowing that the only people out there are terrorists unless you WERE one of them or was going to provide them with information that they wanted? If he had actually been captured as a prisoner of war, I would absolutely be sympathetic but have an issue with a traitor.

Vinchenz

You are an idiot – keep bloviating though – you prove your own ignorance and idiocy Everytime you post – keep trying to save Obama dumbass – we will worry about the troops

Vinchenz

You are a political hack -keep bloviating though – you prove your own ignorance and idiocy Everytime you post – keep trying to save Obama dumbass – we will worry about the troops

Vinchenz

You are a political hack -keep bloviating though – you prove your own ignorance and idiocy Everytime you post – keep trying to save Obama dumbazz we will worry about the troops

Crassus

You don’t know what a fascist is. You couldn’t even spell the word correctly if not for spell check.

Vinchenz

You are a political hack -keep bloviating though – you prove your own ignorance and idiocy Everytime you post – keep trying to save Obama dumbazz we will worry about the troops

Anonymous

An American DESERTER is released after five years of captivity in exchange for releasing five terrorist leaders who are guilty of mass murders in the thousands and wanted by the UN for “war crimes” including torture, and you liberals defend it.

You people have no shame and no conscience.

Chiefs420

And if they would have found his corpse hanging from a bridge you would be screaming I CAN’T BELIEVE OBAMA LET THEM KILL AN AMERICAN SOLDIER!!

You know it and I know it.

ScaryLogic

Actually it’s likely we might not have even known about it.

Anonymous

How would we have not known about them being wanted??? They were at Gitmo…

Anonymous

So you’re not upset at all that five mass murdering terrorists, who are wanted for war crimes by the UN, were released illegally for a deserter by your President? Apparently you will support the liberal ideology, even if that means siding with mass murdering terrorists over American people. You’re disgusting. And your pathetic strawmen was weak even for you. Grow up.

Anonymous

Yeah, well that’s NOT what happened now, is it??? I doubt the Taliban hang people who are on their side…

Guest

A deserter who willingly left his post to fall into the arms of the taliban, 6 – American soldiers get killed and many more seriously injured trying to find this traitor, and they trade 5 high positioned terrorists which will indeed pose a threat to millions and cost many more lives and you want me to feel shame for questioning this trade.. No, shame on you for being so stupid.

Vinchenz

Blah blah blah – I bet you are really outraged over the 8 men that died looking for the deserter – you are the ones turning this into a partisan show – you don’t care about our soldiers – it’s all about saving Obama s dumbass – jerk

Guest

A deserter who willingly left his post to fall into the arms of the taliban, 6 – American soldiers get killed and many more seriously injured trying to find this traitor, and they trade 5 high positioned terrorists which will indeed pose a threat to millions and cost many more lives and you want me to feel shame for questioning this trade.. No, shame on you for being so stupid. This kind of sympathy for those against America is what will destroy us!!

John Wesley

In a word.. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Anonymous

Except he was NEVER in captivity. He renounced his American citizenship. He was a collaborator with the enemy. He got other members of his unit killed and wounded. I read a blog from a special forces guy who had used his connections to find this guy right after he left. When he was taken into Pakistan, that was all she wrote. He was told to leave it.

There was a SHOOT TO KILL ORDER on Bergdahl. They don’t do that unless they consider YOU the ENEMY.

Basically, the reason he’s coming home, the Taliban grew tired of him. Ever notice…HE IS THE ONE SOLDIER NEVER TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND HIS BODY MUTILATED???? Wonder why?

Secondly, there was a plane that flew over first and then TWO HELICOPTERS…you can pretty much bet your ass they were armed to the teeth. My guess would also be that we had armed drones. Had one of them so much as twitched the entire area would have been lit up.

Do some research…the outrage is bipartisan.

rednlow

domb libtard

A Tolk

According to AP: A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter.

Anonymous

Why only 1 “prisoner”? And they “kept” him for 5 years? Have you no brain to think about this?

ThorsteinVeblen2012

There can only be one explanation.

Get the rope and hang him.

You make me want to puke on you the way you puke on the Constitution and any thread of decency.

You soulless creeps.

Anonymous

This “serviceman” is a documented AWOL deserter who left his troops thus endangering REAL American Servicemen!

Patty Hicks

A deserter who willingly left his post to fall into the arms of the taliban, 6 – American soldiers get killed and many more seriously injured trying to find this traitor, and they trade 5 high positioned terrorists which will indeed pose a threat to millions and cost many more lives and you want me to feel shame for questioning this trade.. No, shame on you for being so stupid. This kind of sympathy for evil, terrorists and their enablers is what will destroy this country.

Vinchenz

Aww shut up you friggin clown – 8 soldiers died trying to find this deserter – get lost – go back to MSNBC. You are disgusting – and you have no soul, conscience or brains for that matter.

Crassus

You’d call him a hero if it was proven that Bergdahl took up arms and fought for the Taliban against the dogs of American imperialism. Go ahead and admit it, Thorsty. That’s what he’d be in your eyes.

Anonymous

This is just demonic!!!!

ScaryLogic

…stop

Guest

Can someone please explain to me how he is clean shaven in this video, yet at Obama’s speech at the white house, he has a full beard? Something isnt adding up

John Wesley

The man at the White house was his Father…Another Taliban wantabe!!!

Chiefs420

Wow.

Anonymous

that was his father at the White House.

Krissy Caster

horrifying at how sloppy we were. we are better than that..

Calvin Snelling

bullet in the head right then and there would have been appropriate

ThorsteinVeblen2012

Who needs a fair trial when you can have a Second Amendment solution?

Mike Nelson

If you’re talking about Bergdahl, you fail to understand UCMJ.

UCMJ supersedes Constitutional rights for all servicemembers by consent of enlistment.

If you’re talking in support of SGT Tahm, you’re being very unclear.

smokehill

The UCMJ doesn’t supersede Constitutional rights, just limits a few of them, usually in specific circumstances — but the whole UCMJ is written with the Constitution in mind.

We still have the right to trial by jury and all the usual protections apply, like Miranda warnings, right to bail, and all the usual Federal rules.

Enlisted men can even publicly trash politicians while on active duty. The only restrictions are in how you do it (not in uniform, etc). Officers do NOT have the same right, or are at least far more restricted because of their commission..

You should dig up a current copy of the Manual for Courts Martial (MCM) and leaf through it a bit. It got me out of trouble enough times that I’m real fond of it. Three commanders tried to jam me up with it over 21 yrs, and they all came up empty. Two of them got in trouble. Dummies didn’t know about Article 138 & I jammed them up with it.

Master Sergeant, USA (Ret)..

Mike Nelson

This is interesting; I’m a vet as well (only 5 years and considerably subordinate rank at E5) but I’ve never had to dig into this. My intent in saying “supersedes Constitutional rights” was specific to the limiting factors regarding the difference between civilians and military personnel; while on active duty I’m not aware of a provision that allows service(wo)men to claim Constitutional rights in legal defense over provisions of UCMJ, but I also got out in 96, and things may have changed – or it could be that I just don’t know.

A quick google search turned up http://www.ucmj.us/?s=138 (which appears to indicate only that a superior officer must review a complaint and take appropriate measures), and http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/militarylaw/a/article138.htm (which near the bottom reads: Matters outside the scope of the Article 138 complaint process: Disciplinary action under the UCMJ, including nonjudicial punishment under Article 15 (however, deferral of post-trial confinement is within scope of Article 138).

In your case was it just that they had a bone to pick – and were wrong – or do I misunderstand 138? If you’ve got a better link I’d appreciate the info.

Thanks for your long years of service; I’ll spell it “hooah!” instead of HUA 😉

ThorsteinVeblen2012

When did spitting on returning POWs become fashionable?

It’s not that I am unclear. It is the lynch mob mentality that would even consider a “bullet in the head”

Calvin Snelling

wow you must be a libtards dream. did not know there was second amendment rights overseas. thanks for bring that to light for us. I hear Jay Carney has made an opening maybe you should apply. Military deserter bought and paid for with hard lined killers. another fine choice of an Idiot

sally Ride

I was actually wondering why they didn’t require Bergdahl to be in Qatar for the exchange to take place in unison

jrsp

The guy doesn’t look sick…..he looks scared spitless. As he should be. Deserters are not well liked in this country. Except by the president and Susan Rice.

ScaryLogic

So, we know for sure he was a deserter?

John Wesley

Yes, he walked off the base of his own free will and asked to see the Taliban. Documented facts!!

ScaryLogic

Neat, can I see where those documented facts came from?

jrsp

Seems as if an awful lot of his fellow soldiers are sure.

jrsp

His platoon mates are pretty damn sure.

Roland Bouchard

A very subtle Video… Notice the Helicopter’s approach to land… Notice that the Helicopter moves Out of Camera range… Notice the Helicopter Has Landed… How long was the Helicopter on the Ground??? Was there anything that was Off-loaded during the interim… (Arms come to mind).

Robert John Pease

No watch the full aljazzira video the helicopter is on the ground for an entirety of maybe 2 mins, 3 men get off and pickup bergdahl then back on and away

jonsen

Now if only Barry would trade a couple hundred thousand illegals for our Marine in Mexico there would be one good thing he’s done since he became President.

Happy

Let’s trade the Kenyan POSPOTUS to Mexico for our Marine.

Anonymous

Wouldn’t Mexico like to get their hands on Eric Holder for supplying guns to the cartels down there ? Hand over Holder for our Brave Sgt.

Victoria Coots

Great idea…too bad it will not happen.

John Scott

Exchange Holder, the President and Biden for our Marine being held in Mexico. Now that’s a fair trade!

Anonymous

They would never take him, he’s too corrupt……………..

Bubba66

Then he would fit right in with the mexican pols.

Caty

Yah, too corrupt even for Mexico !!!

Victoria Coots

Another fabulous idea, but again, sadly, it will not happen.

Kevin Koloff

Rap on brother!!!!!!!!!!!!

BAB

amazing idea, let’s do it right now 😉

Anonymous

I suspect he is being saved for another day when they need a boost in their ratings.

bumpkin

You dont SERIOUSLY think that Zero will ever do anything GOOD for the Nation he loathes, do you??? Not one thing. Dont hold your breath! A far more likely scenario is that a company of honorable men go spring our Marine themselves, and BLAME it on Zero. Yep. “Zero ORDERED us to!” FAR more likely.

Victoria Coots

Would love to see this. Barry isn’t even acknowledging this man.

Anonymous

How about 20 million or so illegals?

John Wesley

You know that the soldier in Mexico is just shaking his head as Obama lies and says that we must rescue all of our Prisoners that have been captured, while he sees this on the TV in his Mexican jail cell… SMH

Guest

I’m pretty sure the Mexican jail doesn’t have tv in the cells.

Roger Beshears

This obviously would be the nut ward. I see it has at least two wings. Outta here.

Karan Rees McGee

In the video, there was a man on the left side of the screen that went out to meet the Taliban holding Bergdahl. He had no weapon and did not act like the other military receiving Bergdahl. He ran back to the helicopter kinda awkwardly. Im wondering if this was some government official, and if so, why would he be put in this position which could have gone terribly wrong. His behavior just seemed non military..as much of this video did. Any body else notice him?

PaC SGM (R)

I have a feeling there was more involved then just the five Tali’s returned to the enemy, one thought would be that we were going to pay them money once we had our traitor back and everything went according to the agreement, what ever it was it had to be worth more then the propaganda value of taking out a helicopter or two along with all of the men while on video, a MAJOR propaganda coup.

Eric Mickelson

Beck is praising the Taliban for their transparency while condemning the US for a lack of it – along with criticizing our troops on the ground. I guess you could say that he and Bergdahl have a lot in common. They both prefer the Taliban over the US.

ScaryLogic

He wasn’t criticizing our troops, he was criticizing the operation, and the apparent risks involved.

Besides, was he wrong? Our government isn’t showing us anything, and even suppressing the new.

Memphis Viking

You must be dizzy after that tremendous spin.

Eric Mickelson

actually it was a joke – just like Beck’s story. If he’d spent a little more time investigating and a lot less time inventing semi-plausible realities, I probably wouldn’t have responded at all.. Truth is, there is a real reason this operation was carried out where it was and how it was.. But don’t bother looking into facts – Just listen to Beck and grow ignorant and angry.

Anonymous

Regarding the frisking, it appears at the 11:00 mark that two of the Americans from the helo do a quick pat check for a vest. You can see them patting the chest and then across the back before he turns and signals the helo.

Happy

That video should be all the evidence needed to convict BHO of treason.

George W Gilmore

My take on this thing is to gather up Mexicos reps here in the states and imprison them and use them to make “A DEAL” with the Mexicans! Why not? the rest of the world makes a fool out of us every day with these tactics! Yep, you might call me a radical but you don’t know the half of it! When it comes to the USA there is nothing that I wouldn’t do to defend her! It takes guts and determination to win the war. If you think there is no war then you had better get a reality check and sneeze because your brain is dusty!!!!!!

Judy

I believe this whole event was staged and nothing appears to be what it seemed, other than the fact Bowe was up into the BH. Everyone was TOO calm, cool and collected. For some reason it appears they KNEW they were not going to be shot upon. They actually trusted those who were allegedly Taliban? I don’t think so. Where did this ‘transaction’ really take place? I’m thinking right here in the good ole USA.

smokehill

I think the security aspects were sloppy because the REAL payment to the clowns holding Bergdahl — in cold cash — wasn’t going to happen until the swap was over with.

This little splinter group is only lightly affiliated with al-Qaeda and is dirt-poor. Their initial demands were for CASH since they don’t give a crap about al-Qaeda leaders. Obama couldn’t tale the risk of actually PAYING the ransom since it’s too big a chunk & too many intel & Congressional oversight weenies would know about a chunk of unvouchered funds that large.. So they swapped out these five scumbags with the understanding that al-Qaeda (which has tons of money from the Saudis) would flip the hard cash to these rural rodents that held Bergdahl.

A lot of these local tribal buffoons are poor as hell because we cut down their opium production for years.

Derek Vinyard

As soon as we got him on board and took off the gunships should have swooped in and cut these towel heads to pieces.

The Man from Scene 24

If we had, we’d never be able to negotiate with them again and next time it could be a real prisoner.

Memphis Viking

Why are we negotiating with them in the first place?

jesusknight

Good question!

Jimmy Miller

You can’t negotiate with Islamic terrorists without helping terrorism. And that’s not acceptable.

Anonymous

Now they will take even more prisoners because we have proven we will negotiate and give them everything they ask for.

Robert Rasmussen

This looks like a civilian security firm (like black water) not a military operation for the exchange. Even the plane fly over suggests this. If this was a military ops, he would have been frisked and cuffed and escorted to the bird. POW or not he would still be considered a possible enemy combatant.

jesusknight

Interesting thought..

Anna

No one here even mentions the handshakes, I found that weird, it’s like “gee thanks for not killing him shake on it”

Anonymous

There’s Pastor Saeed, who is an American and is being held hostage for over a year in an Iranian prison and then was finally sent to a hospital after being beaten and tortured, needing medical treatment and is being denied this medical treatment… Meanwhile his wife and family are begging Obama to work on having him released….

Exec4Profit

The BO in Washington says, “this could have been my son, well 20 years ago this could have been me, well in two years this might be me…” I just can’t imagine where BO’s head is at. Certainly not presidential material. Maybe trying to destroy America as we know it. Obviously, friends of the terrorist nations. Maybe his next run for political office will be King of the Jihad. He certainly has a successful platform.

Anonymous

BAD JU JU….BOB gives the terrorist 5 HV leaders back from GITMO and we get a proven deserter worth nothing….the terrorist get all kinds of PR, BOB gives us a bloody nose and insults the hell out of our military and then tells the enemy when we are pulling up stakes in Afghanistan….BOB don”t like us very much…Do He?

rickc

Looks to good for a guy that has been a so called.prisoner of the Taliban, no rings around his eyes. Way to healthy looking. The guy deserted his comrades and went looking for his so called captors.

jesusknight

Maybe he was ‘programmed’.. what was in it for him, anyways? I mean, what was his payoff? Living in a prison for 5 years; something just doesn’t add up.. Can anyone say ‘distraction’…
Not saying you’re wrong, just wondering.

rickc

Orchestrated

jesusknight

THAT’S the word I was looking for. Thx..

rickc

One big act for the sheeple,

Mak McCarty

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Wildwestwishes

What was in it for him!!! Did you not hear his father when he was released?? ” praise allah .. Seriously and you have to ask what could’ve been in it for him???

Vinchenz

I can’t even stomach to hear of watch anymore of this – Obama is a traitorous pig politician – he is comic relief to our enemies and an embarrassment to us and our allies. What a complete joke of a man – how can the guy stand himself.

Anonymous

That is the whole Alenski, Clower Piven’s point, to overwhelm you. So in disgust you will tune out, shut up and sit down. Don’t let them win.

Vinchenz

No I don’t plan on it but Benghazi the VA and now Bergdahl – it’s just sickening.

Anonymous

Very good. Let’s just keep our two feet on the ground, hold steady, and not let them win.

zemla

ALINSKY….cloward AND piven….how can we get anywhere if even the rhetoric can’t be kept straight…

Anonymous

Dirty Harry just said ” the longer Bergdahl was a captive, everyday was one day he was closer to death.” Well America–everyday day that this POTUS remains in office, America is a day closer to death!!

Memphis Viking

Every day is one day everyone is closer to death.

http://truthofg.blogspot.com/ Connor Kenway

So I thought Obama said he was in terrible health. So in that video was he eating red meat and Michelle Obama got ticked. How is he not healthy Obama? Why is it you liberals still defend this White House.

http://truthofg.blogspot.com/ Connor Kenway

Also it looks like Obama planned the pick up because that looks like the dumbest thing to do and you have to be brainless to be this trusting.

Jimmy Miller

Meanwhile a US Marine sits rotting in a mexican prison.

Crassus

He’s there mostly because of his own stupidity but don’t let the facts get in the way of the story.

Michelle Adair

First the marine didn’t actually do anything wrong and he is in prison. Second if you know what it is like at the border it can get very confusing. Away from the border the signs are usually pretty clear, cities are mostly on grids and every off ramp has an on ramp nearby. The closer you get to the border the fewer standards hold true. It becomes very easy to get “trapped” and “turned around”.

Caty

Apparently, there had been construction on road and they had the final Turn Around sign sitting on ground, leaning on cement center — it was night. I can certainly see how he could have been confused ! Ever pass your exit ramp on a freeway? I’ve done it dozens of times and end up driving 10-20 miles out of my way !!

Memphis Viking

Yeah, no one but an idiot ever makes a wrong turn. Either way, Bergdahl was only there because of his own desertion.

Anonymous

He didn’t commit a crime. Um…Desertion? Defection? Don’t let the facts get in your way…

Anonymous

Crassus, I believe, is speaking about the Marine in a Mexican jail…..not the deserter in Afghanistan.

Anonymous

If you have never drove that road, it is very easy to turn the wrong way. YOu turn left and see a road going north, but it turns around and goes right after you are on it. It was covered in grafitti and no lights were around. Greta showed how easy it was to make an error.

Anonymous

Have you been there, where the turn is? I have, recently, and I can tell you that in the dark you wouldn’t be able to see where you are supposed to be able to turn around. What exactly did the soldier do that was stupid? Not see a small sign, that sits on the ground, 4 lanes away? It’s true that trying to escape could be considered dumb, but taking into account that the guy has PTSD AND had good reason to fear for his life, I can’t blame him for that.

Native Pride 1973

Yeah, but he did break the law TWICE. He actually wasn’t “mistreated” until AFTER he tried to escape. I mean come on! If you really are innocent you don’t try to escape. I think there is more to the story than just a wrong turn.

henry

would be nice if it was translated but heres a suggestion from canada : still dont know why they would call the disease control centre and inocculate these guys with a deadly virus before they sent them back and clean out the whole works of these idiots, send em back to their nest , like ant poison does

Othismos

No problem with article, however, there is a factual error – BB is in a US Army hospital in Germany, NOT a “German military hospital”.

Anonymous

I think he should give himself and his wife up in exchange. That would be awesome.

David Jones

Glenn, is it possible that in this video that everyone is actually American? The fully covered individuals sort of resemble US personnel. That would explain the errors with security. Why not just drop him off a mile from a US base?

Anonymous

Please go to https://petitiions.whitehouse.gov and free Sgt. Andrew Tahmoressi in Mexico! Yeah…he has enough signatures already – but NOBODY is talking about this! NOBODY but Glenn!

Native Pride 1973

Actually, that is not entirely true. I have seen tons of coverage on CNN and a tad bit on Fox as well.

Richard

Glenn: One should be asking when the Democratic Party made it harder for OBAMA to release the Prisoners which was not the same day but 5 days before this DESERTER was release. Obama says we will leave NO AMERICAN why is there one I a Mexican Prison? Also Glenn where are Ex Presidents BUSH’S, Carter, CLINTON. These men was our PRESIDENT’S and they was supposed to PROTECT the AMERICAN PEOPLE. They must have turned their backs on the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Because they would ALL be up in arms to see what this TRATIOR is doing to this Country that (THEY) had the (HONOR to REPRESENT.) They should (ALL) be up in arms with OBAMA and the Democratic Party but MANLY HITLER/MUSLIM/ Anti AMERICAN/ PUPPET MASTER/Taliban/ Obama, for what he has done. As for our EX Presidents, they should be demanding there fellow members in Government to IMPEACH and put to DEATH this TRATIOR to this ONCE GREAT Country that obama is trying to DESTROY

Anonymous

Oh yeah…there is ALSO a petition to punish Bowe Bergdahl on the first page of petitions.whitehouse.gov – with about 18, 133 signatures – and it needs 81,000 signatures before June 30th. Please sign it….let our President know this is NOT acceptable!

Tony K.

They should dub this as “Operation Slap-Dick”.

steven Overbey

Watch the video and you will see the deserter crying because he has to leave his buddies. He knew and agree with the Taliban on what a good deal this was. I look for him to return to his Islamic terrorist buddies in the future. Or carry out their plans in his new Obama Hero status. Think of all the rich liberals he will be able to get close to when he gets to the US. He probably will be a house guest of Sean Penn.

Tony K.

They should dub this, “Operation Slap-Dick”.

Craig Robertson

Anybody see the first two seasons of “Homeland”…Think about Brodie…That’s all I’m saying. Maybe this guy was sent back to do a job for the Taliban

http://www.bourgeoisviews.blogspot.com/ Anonymous

The soldiers who shook hands with the Taliban did so in a manner that left them ready to draw their weapons. It was obvious when the one on the left used his left hand to shake hands. Bergdahl was frisked before they left the handover and then again when they got to the helicopter. I forgot how many attack helicopters the news said were in the air, but there was also a drone in the air. I think the news said that there was a detachment of men on the ground nearby. Sure there was risk to the men and the helicopter, but there were a lot of assets to counter that risk.

Steve

The really is just only one thing to say about all of this . . .

Could you sheeple who support obama be any dumber???

Guest

Why is the video tagged “propaganda video”. The video is showing what actually happened.

prop·a·gan·da
noun
1. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or
publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

The only propaganda I’ve been seeing comes from the Obama Admin and it’s enablers.on the left. The Taliban are more honest than our actual leaders.

hasottee

Are we sure the helicopter is really from our military? Could this be a Hollywood crew working for Obama P.R. crew and staging the whole thing to reclaim this enemy collaborator? I cannot imagine our Special Forces operating this way. Just sayin’.

Tony K.

They should dub this “Operation Slap-Dick”…..

Bridget Bludau-Wanninger

Read this woman. She is a staunch Catholic, but rather graphic in how she describes what has happened with the Bergdahl trade. But she speaks her mind and she is very intelligent. Barnhardt writes, “Obama used the known deserter/traitor/musloid convert Bergdahl for the release of the top five most valuable Gitmo detainees because the entire former American government, now fronted by the imbecile-puppet Obama, along with the Clinton machine, and a massive contingent of bureaucrat operatives loyal to the megabanks saturating all three branches and the military, has been overthrown and is explicitly allied with islam. Obama, Clinton, the FBI, the CIA, the Pentagon and on and on has been completely infiltrated by the Musloid Brotherhood, and those not in the MB per se are allied with it because it is a highly complementary political system with a litany of shared goals and objectives, namely the establishment of a tyrannical oligarchy looting and dominating by terror a massive, destitute underclass. Obama IS Musloid Brotherhood, for all intents and purposes. They own him and have since his earliest days. No, he doesn’t believe in the faux-religious aspects of the musloid political system, because almost none of the musloids above the very lowest caste do. It’s a TOTALITARIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM, not a religion. Hillary Clinton is up to her neck in Musloid Brotherhood. Good grief, her right hand “man” and likely lesbian concubine, Huma Abedin, is the daughter of TWO of the highest-ranking Musloid Brotherhood leaders on the planet. The CIA is headed by a “convert” to islam, John Brennan.
When I read commentator after commentator breathlessly asking, “Why would they do this? It looks so bad!” I just shake my head. They did it because THEY ARE THE ENEMY. They’re not Americans. America is dead. It’s their state now, and they will do what they want, when they want, and what you think about it or what the Constitution or the old U.S. Code says is utterly, totally, completely irrelevant. Read more at http://www.barnhardt.biz/

Rachel

Her explanation makes a helluva lot more sense than the b.s. we are being fed by the Govt.

Anonymous

Military is forced to protect their commander in chief.

Rachel

WHY should they feel that way? He doesn’t feel compelled to protect THEM. Obama violates the Constitution every day. Maybe it’s time our military does likewise.

Mak McCarty

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Anonymous

I noticed that, too. He looked sad to be leaving, not happy to be going home.

Rachel

Bergdallah didn’t look too excited about the trade….could it be b/c he knows he will face a Court Martial for desertion and treason?

Anonymous

I think Bergdahl will welcome a court martial after 5 years with the Taliban.
As for desertion, at least he didn’t pick up arms with them and turn on his unit;
and if you walk off into the mountains to desert is that the same if you killed yourself on base to desert?

And treason… that charge belongs to our President; he just
” aided and abetted ” the legally declared enemies he himself as said are the reason he increased our troops to fight.

Our President equipped our men with weapons and training to kill the Taliban and then mid stream he turned on his men and loosed the 5 highest ranked leaders of the Taliban he told his men to kill,
just to make his men work harder, destabilize them, and weaken their resolve.
What’s the President playing. A pinball machine?
Whose side is he on?
He has no proof he’s on the side of the US military.

Anonymous

Try living in the dark until your white skin looks like tissue paper, land inside an SUV w/ tinted windows and then boom, the door opens so the sun lights you up for the video camera and see if your eyes water under a June cloudless sky.
Bergdahl is covering his left eye and squinting and almost ducking. Probably used to being pushed or beaten to his knees.
Do you really believe the man is crying?
No tears in his right eye. Tough to cry out of one eye.
You don’t understand brain washing by cruelties.
He wasn’t speaking English?
Of course he wasn’t folks!
They don’t allow you to speak your language.
No rights, no rights!
You’re deprived of food, a latrine, clothes for speaking your language.
Your bare feet step in your feces and urine and they laugh.
You can’t hide your body parts, they laugh.
You cry, they laugh.

C’mon America, grow up and give up the false world you adopted in your very own living room via 3rd party filtered and censored news.

Behind the flag waving and troop reviews and good job, keep it up, we’re proud of you cheap talk are 10’s of thousands of suicides, missing body parts and men who are no longer safe husbands or safe father’s.

Native Pride 1973

Ummm, really? I’ve seen footage of people crying after a hostage rescue plenty of times. Its probably because he was gone for 5 YEARS. He probably lost hope years ago. The emotion of actually being free overwhelmed him, most likely. He might have been suffering a bit from the Stockholm syndrome too. Even Capt. Phillips suffered a bit from that but he came around soon after.

Beanlet

I still think that his original plan was to swap Ambassador Stevens for those five baddies.

get-it-on

Looks like an Oliver Stone production.

zemla

Why ya gotta diss Stone like that??……grins

Native Pride 1973

LOL. I have actually heard from US special forces and said that this was textbook hostage situation. Maybe next time actually consult US SOF before bashing the Special operations operators.

Rachel

If this is textbook? They desperately need a new book. That was INSANELY risky….unless we are COLLABORATING with the Taliban as a reason that we “trust them”. I have a feeling that was an idiotic CIA operation, not SpecForces.

Native Pride 1973

First off, if you honestly think that these SOF operators went in without support then your mistaken, Most likely these guys had CAS as well as a QRF close by and probably had troops on the ground to give cover for the hand over. Secondly, the entire op was entirely successful and took place in quick fashion, in barely a minute from touch down to take off, in other words: textbook. Also, news reports have come out saying that these were Special Forces, however I am no sure if they actually mean SF or another SOF unit. Also, SOF, or CIA if you are right, are HIGHLY trained individuals who have 10 time the combat experience and training of any other military unit in the world so they are more than capable of dealing with the Taliban on the ground.

Anonymous

So, if the five terrorist prisoners were released FIVE DAYS before we pick up Bergdahl and the pick up point was located in the perfect ambush landing and we went against so many protocol, why did they not blow our guys up on the spot with Bergdahl on the copter with them??? That would be their propaganda video and we would be even bigger laughing stock while they celebrate with their released comrades. Flip side of this video coming from the taliban is you would think they would NOT want it getting out because they did not kill our guys and the traitor. I am betting they are very sure they are going to continue to get good use out of Bergdahl (and his parents) (and obama). Remember too the “camp” Bergdahl’s dad has all set up and waiting for them in the mountains that he gave a tour of in the video on Rolling Stone from 2012 that is still available to see online.

Rachel

Why didn’t we blow THEM up?

wtchadwick

There is a time line issue. All the pictures I have seen of this man, he has had a full Muslim beard. These were photos in a hospital. Now on transfer of him, he is clean shaven. I was under the impression that the pictures with his beard was after his transfer to US authorities.

ActinUpinTexas

STUPID people have it made! You can go around doing what ever you want in the dumbest way and if it goes all wrong your can truly say “I didn’t know”!

Rachel

This is a FIASCO! Does Obama and his Marxist Mafia stay up late at night thinking up fun ways to shock & horrify Americans with their outrageous & insane decisions and behavior? It’s working! And then we have to endure their press conferences (aka ‘lie conferences’), afterwhich I have to take a shower to wash off all the bullsh*t.
When will this horrible Twilight Zone episode END?

SirWilhelm

Make that his Maxist/Muslim Mafia, and you should have better understanding. It won’t end until someone engineers a counter coup.

Native Pride 1973

How is this a “FIASCO”? What happened to “never leave a man behind”? And the trade ain’t all that bad compared to the one Israel did for its own soldier, trading 1,027 Palestinian terrorists, including several serious offenders and high ranking Hamas, in exchange for one Israeli soldier held for 5 years.

Theultimatelibra21

So….one of the people in the Obama Administration went on record to say that they were releasing those 5 anyway so they just wanted to “get something out of it.” That’s their story and they’re sticking to it huh?!?!

SirWilhelm

Yep. I’ve seen better exchanges on NCIS:LA, and recently, too. On the other hand, I think the poeple involved on our side, knew very well that the Taliban wasn’t going to blow this propaganda victory they had arranged with their comrade in the White House.

Native Pride 1973

Wow….. You do realize that NCIS:LA is a TV show right and not real life in any sort of way at all, right?

SirWilhelm

Yes. That was my point. They can do an exchange better on a fictional TV show, than those guys did in real life. Understand now?

Still, that makes absolutely no sense. Its like saying that you are a military strategy expert by playing Call of Duty and saying that they do a much better job of killing people in that game then they do in real life.

SirWilhelm

It’s all about appearances. The real exchange didn’t even appear to be done as well as a fictional one. If you don’t get that, I’m sorry, I can’t help you.

where is our Barry? will he take his summer vacation or not rest until the Benghazi murderers are brought to justice?

Alisha Rushing

Wag the dog.

Anonymous

WHY??? Hasn’t this garble been translated for the English speaking world. Hello?

Native Pride 1973

Because the Taliban filmed it and sent it to AJ who cater to Muslims. I’m sure soon enough it will be translated for American audiences.

Anonymous

We still don’t know who Obama is, he is a radical for sure and he is not a American!!!!

Native Pride 1973

Actually he is American and he isn’t that radical if you really look at the facts.

Anonymous

There was a report we had planes overhead as cover.
So Yes, remember, their video, they show what they decide; they’ll run it 100 times on Al Jazeera, so yes, they omitted the US military overhead cover planes in their version of their triumph. And yes, their version doesn’t sit well with our side. Demoralizing. Look at Bergdahl’s eyes. The eyes of a man dehumanized. 5 years of too many violent and vicious rapes, transformed into their ‘pet’. I’ll guess he was caged on concrete without clothes. They gave him clothes to leave in as a token of respect……propaganda. They likely gave him clothes because they kept him naked and handy. What uncovered man fights back let alone says no?

He’s white but that’s skin that hasn’t seen daylight.

They demoralize prisoners. So did Tokyo Rose. There’s more to war then hi-tech weapons and uniforms and money to throw at it and men in elegant suits jetting the world to discuss war over fine wine and food served up by personal chef’s

There’s controlling the propaganda to bend mens minds.
Score 1 for the Taliban.
The reaction of ” Glen’s friend ” is what they wanted.

Next, they troll our news to display how Americans welcome Bergdahl.
Will it be rejection instead of reception?
Even his parents look miserable.

What names will Americans call him?
Their men are ” hero’s”, what is Bergdahl to America?
Will Bergdahl take his own life?
Will he be hospitalized?
Al Jazeera wants to know, millions of Muslims want to see.

They’ll have photo’s ready of their 5 hero’s fully armed, Qatar isn’t about weapons.
Followed by their video’s of welcoming their men back home, feasts and hugs and cheers and happiness. Thousands of young boys will wish for such honors and join up.
What will our young men volunteer for?

To be kidnapped?
To be kept as a pet dog to be violently raped, mocked, stripped, dehumanized?

May the same horrors of war visited on our men be visited on the men who devised this illegal trade and everyone who approved and approves this mechanism be made to experience in their families the very same treatment so these men may become wise in the ways of war having suffered personally what they ask others to do for them. Our military are not this President’s Domestic’s.

bumpkin

Well, SERIOUSLY! What exactly did you EXPECT from Commie Obami? HUSSEIN Commie Obami? Like, he flippin’ GREW up with the Taliban people. THEY can trust Obami, you know, so of course, he believes he can trust them. This is the CLASSIC example of a useful idiot: Obama himself.

James Redmon

Glen Beck I can’t believe you said the seals didn’t pat the man down, you can see clearly that the seal runs his hand down the mans back to check for a bomb belt before they took him to the chopper. I’m sure they were trying to do what they do as quickly as possible as they were in a bad and fearful place. Its hard for me to believe if you didn’t see that I’m sure your experts did. Please reply. Glen I have always had a lot of respect for you and your work. It sounds like you were using propaganda for some reason to make out seals look like they were not doing there job. They were in a bad place.

Native Pride 1973

Yes, you can definitely tell they check him when they meet him. Also, is it confirmed that they are SEALS? I have only heard so far they they were “Special Forces” thought I found it highly unlikely that they actually meant SF but meant SOF.

James Redmon

Thanks for your reply. Jim Redmon

Anonymous

I cant believe that the Chopper crew was not also taking a video. Where is it?
I also do believe that killer drones were in the sky to take out these Taliban if they pulled a double cross.

Ray

Well now that obama got him back, why isnt he in cuffs and pending a court martial for his disertion?

Esox

You know things have gotten BAD when the father of this so called soldier is standing in the White House Rose garden, with the POTUS standing next to him smiling while the father THANKS and PRAISES Allah in Arabic! WTF!!!!!!!!!! Regan must be spinning in his grave…….

Jenn

now all that as to be done is to paint a target over the whole United States and say “HIT ME”…GOD HELP US ALL!!!

Jenn

no wait…I take that back….obummer has already painted that target over the United States…now all the Americans have to do…………IS WAIT..

Jenn

isn’t anybody wondering why the chopper wasn’t blown up after it took off with Bergdhal???….kind of makes you wonder what plans Bergdhal and the Taliban have for the US…

Jim Read

There is a set up of some kind in this deal, they knew something or they would not have gone in the way they did. I immediately thought why did they wait until they got to the chopper to pat him down, that should have been done at the point of exchange. Oh well, just another opportunity for Obama to lie to the citizens of the U S!

Native Pride 1973

Actually, if you look again closely,they do a quick search of him once they greet him, by patting his chest and back to check for a vest, which is the most common way of transporting a bomb. Then they realized he was generally clean and checked him one last time before entering the chopper to make sure.

thedogwalker

Supposedly, the outfit he was wearing was made specially for him by the Taliban as a gift usually reserved for people they hold in high esteem.

BP in FL

While everyone’s dissecting the details of the landing site and the pat down at the chopper, one major detail seems to be overlooked. Bergdahl is clean shaven in the so-called release video. In the photo op with POTUS in the Rose Garden on May 31st, Bergdahl has a long beard. How long do you suppose it took to grow that beard?

The video was staged long before his release.

Elena

That was his father in the WH photo op.

BP in FL

I guess that makes more sense!

Anonymous

One must ask, is this a video of the actual exchange or one filmed prior to the exchange, by the Taliban?

Native Pride 1973

And how would the Taliban get a hold of a US military Blackhawk helicopter to film a video?

Anonymous

ISLAMABAD: In a startling operation that
shook the Pentagon, the White House and the US administration some weeks
back, the Taliban in the tribal areas captured parts of three US
helicopters � Chinook, Black Hawk and Cobra � while they were being
shipped in huge containers from Peshawar to Jalalabad in Afghanistan.

Pakistani officials have confirmed the capture while the US diplomats
stationed in Islamabad are trying to fudge the issue without denying it
outright. US embassy spokesperson Elizabeth Colton commented: “The
embassy has no comment on this as the information appears to be only
hearsay.”

When this correspondent informed the embassy spokesperson that he had
seen pictures of the stolen parts of helicopters, she again said “no
comment”. Some diplomats in Islamabad are very much aware of this recent
Taliban operation but they were not ready to speak on record.

Diplomatic sources say the recent US air strike in the tribal areas was
actually an attack on the location where the unassembled parts of the
two helicopters, owned by the US armed forces, were stored by the
Taliban.

Sources told The News US Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher was to
visit Pakistan and Afghanistan soon in view of the situation in the
region. What is shocking is the revelation that the US forces were
transporting helicopters in unassembled form in containers, which landed
at the Karachi Port and travelled all the way by road to Peshawar and
then entered the tribal areas for onward journey to Afghanistan.

When these containers entered the Khyber Agency at Jamrud, the Taliban
stopped the convoys and took away the helicopter parts. Pakistani
paramilitary forces in the area tried to confront the Taliban but they
suffered heavy losses due to darkness. This happened in the same area
where Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin was kidnapped
in February this year.

Chinook and Black Hawk were captured recently while the Cobra was
hijacked some weeks back. When the Taliban first captured the Cobra
helicopter, they filmed all the stolen parts and supplied the CD to
their allies in Afghanistan.

Some people in the Farah province of western Afghanistan showed interest
in purchasing the Cobra helicopter and subsequently its parts were
smuggled to Farah. Taliban sold this Cobra to an unidentified customer
for several hundred thousand dollars.

Following the latest ground hijacking, the Taliban have again filmed all
the stolen parts of CH-47 Chinook and Black Hawk choppers. Chinook is a
versatile twin-engine helicopter that was also used to help the
earthquake victims in Kashmir in October 2005 by the US Army.

The Taliban have again sent the CD to people for attracting customers
from neighbouring countries of Afghanistan. They do not seem to have hit
any customer as the stolen parts with extra engines are still in their
custody.

The Taliban captured some unexploded Tomahawk missiles in the Khost area
of eastern Afghanistan in 1998. These missiles were fired on al-Qaeda
hideouts after attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The
Taliban handed over some of the unexploded US missiles to the Chinese in
1998.

First off, the report you cited says they only captured parts not fully equipped, fully fueled and fully armed helicopters and I highly doubt a bunch of Afghan or Pak Taliban would be able to assemble an entire Black Hawk when it takes months of training for US soldiers to be able to master the basic skills of repairing the helicopters. Secondly, learning how to fly a helicopter takes many, many months of rigorous training to be able to master. It is much more likely, if the robbery did actually take place, that they sold the parts for money since that would be much more practical than trying to assemble and fly a helicopter knowing full well that it would be shot down as soon as it was found out by the US military.

al parker

was that really the taliban? I’m just asking!!!!

John Scott

I noticed that the people in the helicopter seem to be none military. At least I could see no military markings. I thought generally POW exchanges were handled by military people?

Native Pride 1973

Most SOF don’t where markings. Also a few people in the chopper look to have on some uniforms.

John Scott

The ends did not justify the means. You don’t trade 5 prisoners who still want to kill Americans for one deserter who on his own will left his unit and sought out the enemy. This was purely another dumb ideal from the people in the White House who don’t even know how to properly do triage from one muck up to another.
Probably have plans to pin a medal on Bergdahl next. This is what happens when your legacy and image become more important than your Country you are serving as President. How conceded can you get?

September Castillo

Dont come back to Afghanistan…. you mean a gentle pat of farewell my friend.

san

WHEN BERGDAHL WAS IN THE TRUCK THE HANDLER SEEMED TO GIVE HIM A FRIENDLY PAT ON HIS CHEST THEN BERGDAHL LOOKED LIKE HE WAS SAD TO LEAVE. HE SHOULD BE PUT ON TRIAL, HE DID DESERT AFTER TAKING AN OATH TO SERVE. THIS PRESIDENT TIME AND TIME AGAIN HAS PUT US IN DANGER .

To me obama has done a unforgivable betrayal to our soldiers who gave their life and blood in defeating our enemies and in nation building of AFG where people can live free with dignity and self determination and government for the people with this trade !! He undermine all the good work done by Bush for our country best interest so we won’t keep facing foreign threats from this region and best interest of AFG people !! With this trade he giving back this nation to people who took it over by naked aggression !! Will obama do this with Russia ,then set it up so Russia can reclaim all the countries it took previous by aggression during World War Two and unjustly annex them !!! Our President betray the newly form government of AFG and it new administration and AFG people !! To me every move obama makes is to help our enemies in Communists and Muslims worlds and the radical Muslims world who are still waging a declare war against U.S soldiers and U.S citizens in U.S and around the world !!! To me he is not for U.S or the Free Western World !!!! Our president seem to want to turn back any advances we made for freedom in the world to give back to those who take nations by aggression !! If this trade is ok ,then obama giving the green light to the Communists and Muslims to use un-provoke aggression to gain control of countries and their people so we be standing alone against evil and that is not in the best interest of our country and our citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey obama your are doing petty good with your progressive agenda in bringing down the U.S and the Western Free World using deceptions and ruses for cover !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

Our President obama doing a great job improving U.S world image to radical Muslims and Communist world !!! But to the free western world and our allies where he play our allies that U.S is your friend and we have your back is just his BS!! Our President & our country is gaining the name as backstabbing betrayer to nations like Israel,Poland, and now AFG with this trade / and to the free western world !!!

IT 2 IT

The MICHAEL HASTINGS murder UPSTAGING —‘SNOWED IN’

The ‘VETS are with AL QAIDA’ —‘BORG —DOLL’

Erickson Special Forces

This is embarrassing to Special Forces everywhere.

Anonymous

Hey moron…this guy deserted his post during wartime. YOU don’t seem to understand that he was NO POW. HE WAS A WILLING PARTICIPANT AND A PROBABLE COLLABORATOR.

Nice way to try and distract…

Anonymous

John McCain is no hero either. Read what those that served with him and what his fellow POW’s had to say about him. Search his military records as a start.

Anonymous

YOU are a hypocrite, Thorstein! As I understand it, it’s never been proven what happened to Pat Tilman….and you’re here blasting people for commenting what they think happened in the Bergdahl case??? You have no credibility and you’re a hypocrite!

ThorsteinVeblen2012

I am well aware of the allegations made of McCain.

Even if all the worst allegations are true he deserves his day in court before Glenn Beck organizes the lynching party.

jesusknight

Why would we care if they killed a traitor… this story is getting more and more convoluted and weird.

Vinchenz

Ohhhhhhh. Ok. First it was his health that was the concern – but that was BS – now after 5 years of captivity they were going to kill him if it leaked out – yeah right. These BS talking points remind me of Benghazi – throw a bunch of nonsense out there – and maybe something will stick to save Obama from his own idiocy and treason.

Eagle2758

Webcam business,eh?

olford

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Ron Chaney

Cheezee spam on a info site….Really?
I bet you can’t prove one of your numbers in this spam!